Shrinkwrapped (album)
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Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Template:Album reviews Shrinkwrapped is the sixth studio album by Gang of Four.[1] It was released in 1995 on Castle Communications.[2] Some of the songs are featured on the Peter Hall film, Delinquent.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that the album "never overcomes the disappointment of hearing such former iconoclasts flaunt fairly conventional music, lyrics and (courtesy of Gill) production values."[1]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Andy Gill and Jon King; except where indicated
- "Tattoo" - 4:08
- "Sleepwalker" 3:30
- "I Parade Myself" - 4:10
- "Unburden" (Gill) - 3:13
- "Better Him Than Me" - 3:49
- "Something 99" - 2:49
- "Showtime, Valentine" - 4:42
- "Unburden Unbound" (Gill) - 2:45
- "The Dark Ride" - 3:35
- "I Absolve You" - 4:04
- "Shrinkwrapped" - 3:25
Personnel
- Andy Gill - guitar, vocals, (bass on some tracks?)
- Jon King - vocals
- Phil Butcher - bass on tracks 1, 3 and 9
- Dean Garcia - bass on tracks 2 and 6
- Steve Monti - drums on tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 9 and 11
- Dave Axford - drums on tracks 2 and 6
- Catherine Mayer - sex worker vocal on track 4
- Technical
- Andy Gill, Jon King - front cover artwork concept
- Andy Gill, Hugh Gilmour - design
References
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